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Mercer

Total population (1990 census): 9808
County seat: Stanton

Extension office

CropSELECT

Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals Farms Acres Yield
Maize=Corn 7 739 37920 bu
Sorghum for Grain or Seed 4 65 1806 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total 269 105496 2679855 bu
Durum Wheat 48 18422 566875 bu
Other Spring Wheat 257 85665 2073562 bu
Winter Wheat 6 1409 39418 bu
Barley 58 5921 237319 bu
Canola 6 806 455400 lbs
Oats 125 12492 584165 bu
Sunflower Seed 4 1283 1353375 lbs
Forages Farms Acres Yield
Total Hay* 301 61788 97082 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay 249 33883 52355 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay 134 13759 22568 tons, dry
Tame Hay 109 8638 15766 tons, dry
Wild Hay 102 5164 5858 tons dry
Grass Silage 8 344 1609 tons, grn
Corn for Silage 29 2410 18510 tons, grn
Sorghum for Silage 7 1024 4178 tons, grn
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale Farms Sq. ft. under glass or other protection Acres in the open Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops 3 D D D

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.